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The other mansions also had well- around the circle drive even ate to aded past, but she kept the coht, however, she had a package to ate She wore a pulled down baseball cap to hide her eyes, headed straight for it, jogged in place until the gate opened, waved and went out

Half a mile down the street, she entered a twenty-four hour e was tossed in a large tub, and then Teresa jogged back toward the house

With Teresa gone, there was no one to answer the door, so Laura dragged herself up off the sofa, and nearly spilled her drink doing it She struggled to set it on an end table that looked a little blurry, and then sloalked to the door just as the bell rang again

"Austin?"

"Hello, Laura Did your "

"May I come in?"

She stood aside, motioned for him to enter, and then closed the door behind him "How handsome you look…but then, you always do"

"Is Mathew home?"

"You know he isn't," she answered "You knohere he is far ot about the drink on her end table, and went to the liquor cabinet to get a fresh one There was no point offering Austin a drink, he never accepted "Where is he, by the way?"

"Florida, according to the credit card"

"Florida, how quaint" She pulled the stopper out of the decanter and reached for a clean glass "Is it that tiain?"

"I'm afraid so Nick made me promise to ask you each year on your anniversary"

She finished pouring her drink and then turned to face hiue, but you already know that"

"I can't stay long Will you sign the divorce papers this time?"

"Not this time" He waited for the inevitable question, but Laura didn't ask it "Don't you want to knoe have found your daughter yet?"

"I don't have a daughter, at least not one that is still living"

"Laura, we both know that isn't true Help hter died," she said, bringing the glass to her lips and taking a long drink

He carefully watched her expression, but she didn't give her thoughts away - she just looked drunk "Call e your mind about the divorce"